William auxier



W. AUXIBR. PLOW.

v(No Model.)

No. 603,495. Patented May 3,'1898.

'UNrrnn Sra'ras Fa'rarvr @tripa WILLIAM AUXIER, OF STAFFORDSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,495, dated May 3, 1898.

Application filed February 24, 1898. Serial No. 671,487. (No model.)

T all whom t may concern:

' shovel plow having one of the plows arranged abling the front plow to be thrown from right to be adjusted from right to left or left to right of the plow-beam.

The object of my invention is to provide a double plow, the front stock being supported in a manner to be thrown from the right or left automatically by the leaning of the plowbeam when the stock is released, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a plow embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective View of the curved slotted plate extending transversely of the plows. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the center of the plow-beam with the plows in a direct line one behind the other.

Referring now to the drawings, A indicates the plow-beam, B the handle, and C the rear stock, all of which are of the usual construction or any other that may be preferred.

My invention pertains to means for ento left or left to right of the plow-beam A through the leaning of the beam when the stock is released.

Situated below the beam A is an auxiliary beam a, having its forward end pivoted to the forward end of the beam A at the point b by means of a pivotal bolt c. The rear end of this beam carries a plow-stock D, to which a plowE is attached. Extending transversely of the beam A is a curved plate G, formed of o the arc of a circle, with the pivotal point of the auxiliary beam at its center. This curved plate is a guide and a support for the rear end of the auxiliary beam a and has its slot d made With tapering walls, as shown in the sectional view, thus forming approximately a dovetail construction. Projecting upward from the auxiliary beam and within the curved plate is a stud e, correspondingly shaped to form a dovetail joint in connection with the tapered Wall ofthe curved plate, as clearly illustrated. o

Situated at each end of the curved plate or upon the auxiliary beam ct is a latch f, adapted to catch the auxiliary beam at the opposite end of the said curved plate. In operation the plow is automatically reversed from one side to the other by simply releasing the latch which holds it and then leaning the beam in one or the other direction, according to the side the plov.7 is to move, and the auxiliary beam will then travel automatically to the opposite side of the slotted plate and be caught by the latch and held in its position until it is again desired to reverse the beam.

Vhile I have shown and described the curved plate as attached to the main beam, it will be readily understood` that this construction can be reversed in that the curved plate can be attached to the auxiliary beam and the main beam provided with the guidingstud without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

It will also be understood that the main object of the invention-namely, the automatic shifting of the auxiliary beamcan be accomplished without the aid of the guide-plate by providing the forward end of the beam with for the auxiliary beam without departing from `the spirit and scope of my invention, which is the automatic shifting of the auxiliary beam from side to side of the main beam and holding it in its reversed and opposite positions.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A plow comprising abeam having a transverse guideway, a plow-stock supported by the guideway and movable thereupon from side to side, and means for holding the stock upon the plate at opposite sides of the beam, substantially as described.

2. A plow comprising a main beam, an auxiliary beam pivoted at its forward end to the main beam and carrying a plow-stock at its rearend, a transverse Way carried by one of enlarged plates to perform a steady support- IOO the beams,and one of the beams provided with a member moving in the said way, substantially as described.

3. A plow comprising a main beam, an auxiliary beam situated below the main beam and pivoted at its front end thereto, the auxiliary beam carrying at its rear end a plow-stock, a way carried by one of the beams for supporting the auxiliary beam, and means for holding the auxiliary beam in-its reversed or opposite position, substantially as described.

4. plow comprising a main beam, an auxiliary beam situated therebelow having its outer end pivot-ally connected to the main beam, the free end of the auxiliary beam carrying a plow-stock, the auxiliary beam being free to move automatically from side to side, and means for locking the auxiliary beam in its opposite or reversed position respecting the main beam, substantially as described.

5. A plow comprising a main beam, an auxiliary beam therebelow and pivoted at its front end to the main beam, the free end of the auxiliary beam carrying a plow-stock, the main beam having secured thereto at its under side a guide-plate, and the auxiliary beam having a stud projecting within the guideway, substantially as described.

6. A plow comprising a main beam, an auxiliary beam pivoted at its forward end to the main beam and situated therebelow, a slotted guideway attached to the under side of the main beam, the main beam cut away for the said plate, and the auxiliary beam having a stud projecting within the plate and movable therein freely from side to side,substantially as described.

7. A plow comprising a main beam, an auxiliary beam situated below the main beam and pivoted at its front end to the main beam, the free end of the auxiliary beam provided with a plow-stock, the under side of the main beam having a curved plate with inclined walls and open from end to end, the auxiliary beam havinga stud projecting within the said plate and correspondingly-tapered walls whereby Witnesses:

L. B. CAUDILL, J. M. TRIMBLE, 

